Festival Data:

• Established: 1996
• Genre: General
• Attendance: 30000
• Media Attendance: 40
• Accredited Industry Attendance: 250
• Total Number of Films Submitted: 650
• Total Number of Films Screened: 150
• Total Screenings: 35
• Total National and International Premieres: 15
• # of Shorts Screened: 150

• Competitive
• Retrospective
• Film Market
• Students Section
• Has Panels
• Has Seminars
• Workshops

Festival Website:

Festival Description:

REGARD – Saguenay International Short Film Festival, one of the six biggest festivals in North America dedicated exclusively to short films, is a landmark social event that encourages up-and-coming filmmakers and film industry professionals to exchange ideas and present their films to a large, enthusiastic public.

REGARD hosts a national and international competition where, last year, over $ 30,000 in prizes and services were awarded. The Festival also features various special programs and events such as retrospectives and a “carte blanche.”

In addition, REGARD holds the only Short Film Marketplace in Quebec: discussion workshops, master classes, public script readings, and happy hours. Plus, all the films submitted to the festival have been catalogued to provide easy access for film industry professionals, programmers, buyers, journalists and short film fans to view the films at our viewing stations, making the event more user-friendly. Over five days, the 2010 edition of the Festival received over 30,000 attendees and over 250 film industry professionals.

Film Submissions:

• Accepts direct submissions
• Submission formats: Beta-SP, Digi-Beta, 35mm